The story
Of unknown origin. First attested in the 1910s. Popularized by American writer and historian James Truslow Adams in 1931.
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American Dream
Today it means: The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Full definition →